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Salary depends on experience; the ideal candidate will have substantial supervisory experience and excellent scheduling skills. Fringe benefits and job security are excellent. We completed a major consolidation of routes 5 months ago, and thereby remained in a sound financial condition. Greater Cleveland has an excellent quality of life, combining the cultural attractions of a major city with the friendliness typically found in small towns. The position is open until filled.

The Volpe Center in Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA is seeking Operations Research Analysts to join the Volpe Center’s world-class technical teams in providing a wide range of technical products and services to enhance the safety, security and operation of national traffic management systems, information, and programs. In this role, you will analyze and evaluate organizational processes, systems, and data; develop support tools; and participate in technical teams conducting applied research studies to meet the requirements of our clients including the Department of Defense and the Federal Aviation Administration among others. The Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center) is part of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA).

If you have strong research and analytical skills in a scientific or technical field, and enjoy solving challenging technical problems in a collaborative and entrepreneurial environment, you will enjoy working with us.

We have several openings in the following Centers of Innovation (COI’s):

Safety Management Systems: This COI anticipates and responds to challenges in safety management for all modes of transportation, addressing highly complex safety requirements.

Visit USAjobs and complete the online application. The deadline to apply is September 13, 2010. The first application review is scheduled for June 24, 2010. Thereafter, we will review applications each month with the final review occurring after the application deadline.

Salary range: $62,758- $97,787 per year.

Transcripts are required (see How to Apply tab of the USAjobs announcement for submittal instructions). Contact Elizabeth León at 617-494-2214 or elizabeth.leon@dot.gov.

Salary depends on experience; the ideal candidate will have substantial supervisory experience and excellent scheduling skills. Fringe benefits and job security are excellent. We completed a major consolidation of routes 5 months ago, and thereby remained in a sound financial condition. Greater Cleveland has an excellent quality of life, combining the cultural attractions of a major city with the friendliness typically found in small towns. The position is open until filled.